Bald eagle theft investigated at Emporia Zoo
Federal agents join the probe into the theft of an adult female bald eagle from the Emporia Zoo. Director David Traylor said the bird, kept with government permission due to a damaged wing, was stolen Thursday night after climbing an eight foot barbed fence. The theft violates federal law and involved other eagles at the zoo.
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Emporia Zoo
David Traylor
Traylor
Interior Department
Travor
Air Force sergeant convicted for Amway distribution scheme
Master Sgt. Richard J. Sisson was found guilty by a four-officer jury at Davis Monthan Air Force Base of three counts of soliciting junior sergeants to join Amway and one count of operating an off duty distributorship without permission. He was fined $2,800 and faces potential confinement up to six months, a bad conduct discharge, and loss of rank, with pay reduced by $700 a month for four months. His civilian attorney called the forfeitures lenient but noted the federal conviction harms his record.
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Amway Distributors
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Richard J. Sisson
Sisson
Scott L. Taylor
Jack
Taylor
Man sentenced for dragging cat tied to pickup truck
Gregory P. Kutsop, 20, admitted tying a cat to a pickup and dragging it along a highway. A Municipal Court judge sentenced him to 10 days in jail and 30 days of volunteer work, plus a $200 fine and $25 in costs. Passengers were cleared. the incident led to a civil suit by the Hunterdon County SPCA.
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N.J
George Esposito
Gregory P. Kutsop
Esposito
Kutsop
Hunterdon County
The
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Thieves stage third bank bombing attack
Thieves using bombs attacked another Marine Midland Bank branch ATM early today in Pittsford. Police linked this explosion to a prior blast in East Rochester and a July 6 blast in Latham. Overall, about $10,000 was recovered in Latham with the other two incursions yielding no loot. Police suggest possible connections to recent Dallas bank bombings.
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Marine Midland Bank
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East Rochester
Albany
Latham
Dallas
Murphy withdraws in Baltimore mayoral race reduce Murphys to one
In Baltimore, Delphia Murphy quit the mayoral bid on the withdrawal deadline, leaving William Murphy Jr and incumbent Mayor William Donald Schaefer as the remaining candidates. Madeline Murphy entered the Sixth District City Council race, while Delphia Murphy's son Timothy had been appointed to the same district in March 1982.
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Murphys
Delphia Murphy
Murphy
Timothy
Monsters on Golden Gate Bridge Movie Scene Blocked
San Rafael California authorities declined a request to let a monster with a hero ride across the Golden Gate Bridge at dawn for the film Monster In The Closet. The committee cited precedent and travel rights concerns despite a deal offering safety PSAs and profit sharing.
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Calif
Golden Gate Bridge
Lowell Edington
David Levy
Louise Renne
Shiites strike Beirut after army crackdown on Amal militia
In Beirut and west Beirut Shiite Muslims halted business to denounce the army crackdown that routed Amal militiamen from the old Jewish quarter. Five killed and 21 wounded in seven hours of fighting followed a government eviction of Shiite refugee families from a school. Military patrols and multinational peacekeepers maintained order as clashes subsided.
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Hamra
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Nevada Test Site fire races amid Western blazes near Mercury
A large fire near Mercury Nevada 15 000 acres burned as 150 firefighters battle heat and spread. DoE says blaze started when heat from a test site truck ignited grass. crews from BLM and Forest Service aided. Meanwhile California fires around Del Valle Park and Butte Creek Canyon neared containment with injuries and millions in costs reported.
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U.S. Department of Energy
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del Valle
Alameda County
Department of Forestry
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San Francisco General Hospital
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Butte Creek Canyon
Chico
Four presidents meet to avert Central American war in Cancun
In Cancun Mexico four Contadora group leaders Miguel de la Madrid Luis Herrera Campins Belisario Betancur and Ricardo de la Espriella gather to craft a peace plan aimed at stopping Nicaragua Honduras tensions and regional militarization. They urge a regionally negotiated solution and End foreign intervention.
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Armenian Attacks Tied to 1894 1915 Massacres
The Orly Airport bombing and a Turkish diplomat’s assassination in Belgium are cited as recent Armenian acts of vengeance for mass killings of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire from 1894 to 1915. Turkey denies systematic genocide, noting conflicting historical accounts and disputed claims of forced removals.
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Belgium
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Ottoman Empire
Constantinople
United States
Hospital strike flags wage hikes amid cuts at local facility
Hospital polling 2,000 union workers found 400 volunteers for other jobs if needed. Proposed raises for both unions and non unions would cost about 2.3 million. Since year start the hospital froze wages and hiring and laid off 123 staff. Last Wednesday president James W. Maher told non union staff they will receive the same raises as Local 200 members.
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Ronunion
James W. Maher
Severe storms lash central U.S. with tornadoes and floods
Tornadoes and hail battered Texas Nebraska the Dakotas and Minnesota with 78 mph winds and flooding killing at least one person. Abilene saw two tornadoes and 4 inches of rain in an hour while power lines fell and streets flooded. Highs reached 90 in Texas and 93 record on this date in 1969 with fair weather elsewhere and tropical-like humidity.
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Paula Salinas Garcia
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